Château de la Faye (Villexavier)
The Château de la Faye is a manor house in Villexavier, in the Charente-Maritime region of France.[1]
The Château belonged to the Guinanson family in the 15th century but was sold in 1683 to Claude-Louis de Saint-Simon-Montbleru.[2] During the revolution, Claude-Anne de Rouvroy, (marquis, and then Duke of Saint-Simon, Maréchal de camp and Deputy of the nobility of the Angoumois) emigrated in 1789 and the Château was sold as national property.
Architecture
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The Château was built in 1666 and was partly destroyed in the 19th century, today only the former right wing remains.
The logis is short with attics and a Gabled roof including high dormer volutes and semi-circular pediment above the roof Gables. The roof is covered with slate tiles.
The Castle was included in the registry of historic monuments on February 26, 2010.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ François-Alexandre Aubert de La Chesnaye des Bois, Dictionnaire de la noblesse, contenant les généalogies, Volume 15 (Vve Duchesne, 1786) page 531.
- ^ Châteaux manoirs logis, Maritime Charente, Éditions Patrimoines et media, 1993, (ISBN 2-910137-04-X)
- ^ Base Mérimée: Notice No. PA17000084, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)